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The Polk Street industrial building fire

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DevelopingNext check Oct 22: A fire-department or local emergency update establishing control or extinguishment, injuries, evacuations, damage, and any confirmed utility connection.

Where it stands

A major fire at the abandoned industrial building at 238 Polk Street in Huntington was still actively burning as firefighters worked to extinguish it, and crews needed additional units. The latest report, published at 7:41 p.m. EDT on October 20, did not confirm that the fire was later contained or extinguished.

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  1. Update 1Huntington industrial fire required more crews; outcome unconfirmed

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Huntington industrial fire required more crews; outcome unconfirmed

    A dispatcher described the Polk Street blaze as “major” in a Tuesday evening report. Containment, injuries and any link to nearly 900 mapped outages remain unconfirmed.

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    • Containment, injuries, occupancy, evacuations, damage, cause and any connection to the mapped outages remain unconfirmed.

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  • 238 Polk Street238 Polk Street, Huntington, IN 46750, United States of America1 report

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